what don't i have the same user rights as admin?

[schdaddy]

recently i've just reinstalled W2k on my new HD
i installed OS & all my apps logged in as Admin, then i created my personal user account
& gave him admin rights with all the groups and so on

the prob is that when i'm logged on under the personal account i can't access some program features or programs at all!

for example, MTASK doesn't let me STOP/START it, Norton Antivirus doesn't let me do a liveupdate, Diskkeeper doesn't even run, and the list continues

when i log in as Admin everything works again, WTF is goin' on?

thanks in advanced
chris

 

[Marqui]

2 different profiles...

 

[igiveup]

Explain more about what exactly it is that you did when you assigned the other user to a group (when you created it). I would think that this is where your settings are messed up. To be sure things are set ok go to start>settings>control panel>users and passwords. You can see here what user group this is assigned to, under the user tab. To dig deeper into the account look at the Advanced tab, then click advanced in the middle. I am assuming you don't know this stuff, just so that you can try to troubleshoot it. Like I said though, sounds like this account isn't assigned to the right group.

 

[schdaddy]

Marqui

i tried to copy the profile to the personal account, which works somewhat but the system acts somewhat strange

igiveup

the account is in the Admin group (right below saying i have complete control of domain/computer)

 

[obenton]

Some programs install their settings in the Documents and Settings folder of whoever installs the program. Other programs are nicer and give you the option of putting the settings in the All Users folder, where all users can access them.

 

[DainBrammage]

Schaddy you need to log on with the admin account then you need to add your Username to the Admin Group by selecting your profile from the Computer Management use the loacl user and Policies snap-in highlight your username, right click, select properties, Select the Member Of tab, click thw add button and selecet Administrators, then highlight and remove any other groups. and select apply than ok.

 

[Woodie]

obenton has it right. It's in the users' profile.

This is what I do:
1. Install OS.
2. Login as Administrator.
3. Create user: Me, make a member of the (local) Administrators group.
4. Logoff
5. Login as Me, and install whatever tools I want.

Note: I run routinely as a domain and local admin, so I'm comfortable with the risk associated with that. If you're not that comfortable, try giving your regular account "Power Users" rights instead of Admin.

--Woodie

 

[MiniMe69]

yes it is best to install the software with a another admin account user...not the default administrator. I find wierd stuff happening when i install with the default administrator. right click on my computer and goto manage...make sure u add yourself to the local admin group.

 

[TimeThrash]

DainBrammage, I think making a personal Admin account defeats the security purposes of creating a personal account. The whole point is limit program access to critical material.
Tt

 

[Woodie]

While I agree that setting your id to Local Admin does open up opportunities to screw things up, many Windows applications don't install correctly unless you are both Admin, and the user who will usually use the application. It's irritating.

To try and make it work a little better, leave your user id as regular user or maybe power user. Try installing whatever the application is, and see what happens. If it fails, then logout, login as admin, promote yourself to admin, logout, login as self, install the software. Then repeat and demote yourself back to user. It's a royal pain.

--Woodie

 

[DainBrammage]

Yeah it deefats the security aspects. But this guy is at home on his computer not not a corporate LAN

 

[Woodie]

All I can say is: Set up accounts (with USER only!!) for the wife &amp; kids (I mean <7)! Kids have the darndest knack for getting into Control Panel, or network settings, and really hosing a machine!

--Woodie